Microsoft's Indos 1.0 system is the first attempt to use a graphical user interface for a PC operating platform.

indos 1.0 is based on the MS-DOS operating system.

Microsoft indos 1.0 was the first product in the indos family, which was released three years ago, in 1985.

At the time, many people thought that Indos 1.0 was just an inferior product. The best graphical user interface computer platform at the time was GEM. Another option is Desqvie/X.

However, in a large number of DOS operating systems, the mouse role in indos 1.0 has been particularly emphasized, and users can complete most of the operations with a click of the mouse.

The so-called DOS operating system is actually an all-English interface, which is operated with a keyboard. Microsoft produced this version of the operating system as early as 1981, and after the advent of Microsoft's graphical interface operating system indos, DOS appeared as a background program. It is what we later know, the "Run" function in the start menu column can be entered by clicking "Run" such as "cmd", which is the early DOS system.

However, although Indos 1.0 is not popular with users, some simple applications that come with it, including calendars, notepads, calculators, etc., have played a role in laying the foundation for this series.

The new indos 1.0 will always feel like a PDA, and it may not even be able to catch up with the PDA, but another notable feature of indos 1.dos 1.0 is that it allows users to execute multiple programs at the same time and switch between them, which is unimaginable for DOS.

In the past, only one program could be run on one interface, and the multi-program processing of Indos 1.0 is also a core function that will always be retained in the system in the future.

Indos 1.0 can display 256 colors, windows can be scaled at will, when the window is minimized, there will be a special space on the desktop for these windows, of course, it can be understood that it is now the taskbar at the bottom of the computer screen.

In Indos 1.0, there has been a control panel, which has a clear definition of drivers and virtual memory, but the functions are very limited, unlike later when we can adjust various native functions of the system in this control panel.

A new version of Indos 2.0 from last year has appeared.

On December 9 last year, INDOS 2.0 was released.

When it was first released, it was sold for $100, which is honestly not a low price. The whole system is an indos version of the Microsoft indos graphical user interface based on the MS-DOS operating system and looks like Mac OS.

But this version still hasn't been approved by users. This was followed by the release of Indos 386 and Indos 286, which improved and paved the way for the success of Indos 3.0. And it has more features than Indos 1.0.

In indos 2.0, users can not only zoom in and out of windows, but also display multiple windows on the desktop at the same time, although the previous version 1.0 can multitask, but when opening another one, the current program will be reduced, which is equivalent to opening one window when other windows must be minimized. However, in version 2.0, two programs can be displayed on the desktop at the same time, which is now the cascading mode.

Another major breakthrough in indos 2.0 was at the end of last year, when Microsoft added 386 extended mode support to indos 2.0, and indos jumped out of the shackles of 640K base address memory for the first time, and more memory can give full play to the advantages of indos.

However, it is a pity that the 2.0 version, which cost Microsoft so much effort, has never been able to play a dominant role because of the price and the lack of humanization of the system.

Of course, Li Fangcheng is clear about these shortcomings.

Now Miracle Technology wants to develop a memory management technology based on a powerful chip, which can mobilize the performance of the system faster, and can also better release the performance of the system, which can be simply understood as when you start running multiple tasks, you are running the task system to allocate more appropriate memory, deactivate or close other programs, this is the memory management technology.

This point has made a pretty good breakthrough in Liu Chuanzhi's one-year research.

Thanks to the Hanka that Liu Chuanzhi has been working on before, at the request of Li Fangcheng, the multi-language support function has also been produced, in addition to English, it also includes Chinese, German, Japanese and other languages of many countries.

This is a considerable step forward, and the current operating system is all in English, which is painful for many countries.

Secondly, the third point is about the drawing of desktop icons, which is almost all black and white interfaces, and some changes have been made to this point, but the problem is here now.

The production and integration of function points are basically reliable.

However, the construction and erection of a whole system and how to complete it have not yet been determined.

The trade-off between openness and closure has always been difficult to determine, and Li Fangcheng also knows that each of the two has its own advantages and strengths.

This is just like the later Indos and Mac systems, both have their own benefits, which is more suitable, it's really hard to say.

In response to this problem, Li Fangcheng also discussed it with Liu Chuanzhi and others for a long time.

However, neither Liu Chuanzhi nor Li Fangcheng had any experience in developing systems independently, and the entire computer system plan was delayed for a while.

The development of a system is not so simple, although Li Fangcheng is an engineer-level technical expert, but making a system is not something that can be done by one person, besides, there is really no experience in this area!!

Millions of codes aside, it is difficult to determine the positioning of the system alone.

After thinking about it, Li Fangcheng had no choice but to take Liu Chuanzhi to take a trip to the United States to Redwood City, California.

"Mr. Li, is this person you are talking about, is he really that powerful?" Liu Chuanzhi chatted with Li Fangcheng on the plane.

"This man...... In fact, he has a lot of shortcomings. Li Fangcheng thought for a moment and replied.

"Then you say it's very powerful?" Liu Chuanzhi looked puzzled.

"There is no contradiction between strength and shortcomings, what is strong is his persistence and ability, and his shortcomings are his character, but the experience in the past three years should not be very different. Li Fangcheng smiled and said.

"I'm very curious, even Mr. Li's skills can be praised by others, as for character shortcomings...... Also normal, who does not have a little shortcomings. Liu Chuanzhi didn't care to say that he had seen not one or two people with strange personalities in the Academy of Sciences, and there was nothing strange about it.

"Hey, this guy is different, you'll know then. Li Fangcheng smiled mysteriously, it would be good not to anger you to death at that time.

When I arrived in Redwood City, California, I made several inquiries before I found the person I was looking for. It was another invitation, and I waited for someone to come in one afternoon.

"Both, if there is anything to say as soon as possible, I will have the company's affairs to deal with later. ”

“……”

(End of chapter)